Pimp My iPhone: #1

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Pimp My iPhone: #1 - Hahlo

by Nik Fletcher Jun 29th 2007

In case you hadn't heard, today sees the unleashing of a certain product from Apple. No doubt some DownloadSquad readers will be amongst the masses wanting to get their hands on the hotly anticipated device, so in that vein, we figured we ought to find you some web-apps to enable you Pimp Your iPhone right from the get-go.

#1: Hahlo

Hahlo is Twitter for your iPhone. Much like Twittervision and other services, it's simply a site that interacts with Twitter via the API. It requires no additional registration (you simply sign in using your Twitter credentials much as you would with, say Twitterrific) and allows you to view the Public Timeline, your 'Friends Timeline', all the @replies sent to your username, and direct messages too. All in, it's everything you need to get your Twitter fix on your iPhone.

Whilst we've not tried it on a real, live and kicking iPhone (us Brits are still waiting for a launch date, never mind the chance to queue for it), the Open Source iPhoney application screenshot gives you some idea of what to expect. Oh, and one neat little tip: click (or tap) on a contact's avatar for more options!

If you come across any more iPhone specific web-applications that will inevitably pop up in the coming days, then be sure to drop us a tip!

Tags: iPhone, Safari, Twitter

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